Pandiyambakkam Rajendran, Karthikeyan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2196-0225
Anbazhagan, Rakesh
Ramalingam, Suresh
Rajamohan, Sridevi
Govindarajulu, Srinivas
Article History
Received: 22 February 2024
Accepted: 26 August 2024
First Online: 5 September 2024
Declarations
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: Approval of the Institutional Ethics Committee from The TN Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Guindy, Chennai was obtained. A patient information sheet (PIS) describing the risks and benefits associated with participation in this study was provided and explained. Informed consent from the eligible study participants, was also obtained. A Participant ID was provided to each study participant for anonymity and the study was conducted according to GCP guidelines, in compliance with ICMR ethical guidelines.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were informed that the data would be used in research publications in a way that protects their anonymity. Identifying information has been removed from all data that could link it back to individual participants. All participants gave consent to the data being used for publication in this manner.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.